Yulong Can’t Get Enough of Frankel - $1.35Million for Great Vibes

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday May 24

There were two mares sold in foal to champion sire Frankel at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Wednesday and both were bought by Yulong with six more to be offered on Thursday.

They outlaid $1.375 million to purchase Great Vibes (GB) from the draft of Arrowfield Stud in foal to Frankel in her first season at stud on an early September cover.

Great Vibes was bought by Yulong for $1.35million -image MM

A winner at two over 7f at Newmarket, Great Vibes is a half-sister by Showcasing to Group I placed Group II winning sprinter James Garfield.

“She was a beautiful mare, probably the best-looking mare in-foal to Frankel, so we’re really pleased to be taking her home,” said Sam Fairgray.

“It’s a nice early service, if it comes out looking like her it’ll be a good sort.

“There’s a lot of fillies in the family, so hopefully it keeps on growing. These are great broodmares that we’re putting together and it’s good for the industry and having Mr Zhang involved is really good.

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She’ll stay here and then we’ll mate her to one of our stallions, probably to Tagaloa I would say.

“Lord Kanaloa has worked well with mares with Daylami in the family so we’ll just to go with that cross.”

Yulong also purchased Amicable (GB) from the draft of Lime Country Thoroughbreds for $600,000 and she too is in foal to Frankel first season on an early service.

Amicable is a placed half-sister by Dutch Art to Group III winner Checkandchallenge from the family of imported Australian dual Group I winner Russian Camelot (IRE).

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